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New Brighton shooting victim on the mend; police hunt for suspect

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A member of the NYPD Evidence collection unit looks at evidence on the scene of a shooting at Layton Ave. and Jersey Street late Saturday night, May 24, 2014. (Staten Island Advance/Bill Lyons)
(Bill Lyons)

Officers were notified of the shooting, which occurred around 10:14 p.m. at the corner of Jersey Street and Layton Avenue, when the victim arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound, an NYPD spokeswoman said.

He was driven to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, by a friend and was already in surgery when police arrived late Saturday night, she said.

Police said the shooting occurred as the result of a dispute and are currently searching for a suspect.

Officers scoured the scene of the shooting for evidence late Saturday night, where several neighbors huddled on the street said they hadn't heard gunshots and weren't aware there had been a shooting.